Tag Archives: self improvement

7 Lessons on Living Right from Stephen Covey

Posted on July 23, 2012 by Erin Falconer

You’re a good person. You act with integrity, take responsibility, and live by the Golden Rule.

You’ve probably read tons of books on personal development because you’re always striving to do better. You believe you can never stop tweaking your habits and attitudes to improve yourself.

Your bookshelves might even hold the self-help classic, “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People,” by the late Stephen Covey. When he died July 16th the world lost a great teacher and champion for personal responsibility. Continue reading →

How To Reduce Stress and Improve Your Memory

Posted on July 22, 2012 by Erin Falconer

Reducing stress is crucial for optimal brain functioning. When you are stressed, you waste a lot of your valuable mental energy worrying, so you have less mental energy available for paying attention to the things that are important for you to remember. Continue reading →

Getting Even with that Jerk Who Hurt You

Posted on July 21, 2012 by Erin Falconer

Whatever form of jerk you have to deal with, it’s a good idea to keep yourself busy with other activities while he or she is traveling through the MSTC. These things should include tackling something you didn’t think you could do–like white water rafting or the creation of a massive sculpture out of Q-tips—and meeting new people along the way.

The important thing is to keep the faith while all this going on because it could take years for your particular jerk to travel through the entire mind space time continuum. Continue reading →

Creative Thinking – What Is It? And How Can You Start Doing It Now!

Posted on July 20, 2012 by Erin Falconer

I’m here to tell you that when it comes to creative thinking “thinking outside the box” is the worse possible thing you can do!

Many aspire to be good at it, there are countless articles and books about it but few really know what creative thinking actually is.

Which is kind of odd because most of us do it on a daily basis, (even if we don’t realize it.) Continue reading →

The 3 Best Ways To Focus and Improve Productivity

Posted on July 19, 2012 by Erin Falconer

Without focus, your quest to get things done is futile. You may get a few quick tasks out of the way. You may get your work done in tiny little chunks. You may even get through your daily to-do list, but without the ability to focus, you’re doomed to a wandering mind, interruptions, and your subconscious playing games with your priorities. Continue reading →

The Top 7 Reasons Why You Are Unhappy

Posted on July 18, 2012 by Erin Falconer

How many happy people do you see?

How many of them are smiling or exhibiting other signs of happiness?

Unless you’re with a bunch of kids, I’m willing to bet the number of unhappy people far outweigh the happy.

Why is that?

Where did we go wrong? Continue reading →